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Download the first episode of the BBC’s Neverwhere radio drama

The first episode of BBC Radio 4’s audio production of Neil Gaiman’s Neverwhere is up and available for free download. Listen to James McAvoy, Natalie Dormer, David Harewood, Sophie Okonedo, Johnny Vegas, and Bernard Cribbins inhabit the latest incarnation of Gaiman’s magical London Below. The first episode is currently available through iTunes and the BBC…

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13 brilliant pieces of Clara Oswin Oswald fan art to get you ready for new Doctor Who

Clara Oswin Oswald has appeared in just two episodes of Doctor Who, but she’s already captured the hearts—not to mention the pens, paintbrushes, cameras, and software—of many talented fan artists. While we’re waiting for Clara’s return in next week’s episode, here are a few of our favorite pieces of fan art featuring Miss Oswald. These…

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Noooooooo! Lucasfilm is canceling Clone Wars without revealing Ahsoka’s fate

When Lucasfilm Animation announced earlier this month that it would be wrapping up Star Wars: The Clone Wars, the news was bittersweet. We’ve enjoyed the animated series, but it’s had a good run, and we were anxious to learn what becomes of the characters in the wake of the emotional season finale. But now TheForce.net…

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Marvel should attach this short animation to all of their movies

Animator BlackMeal pays tribute to Marvel Comics with this brief but wonderful animation. It would also serve quite nicely as the Marvel Studios production logo at the start of the studio’s films. [via Cartoon Brew]

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Creepy wedding cake is adorned with realistic chocolate animal skulls

Annabel de Vetten of Conjurer’s Kitchen really puts the death in “Til death do us part” with this morbid wedding confection. Instead of flowers and flourishes, her latest wedding cakes are decorated with chocolate animal skulls. She created this cake for Birmingham’s recent Eclectic Wedding Extravaganza, utilizing a variety of sugary skull designs: It features…

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Dora the Explorer channels Indiana Jones in her live-action parody adventure

When Nick Jr. star Diego seeks out his young cousin, the famed explorer Dora, he finds her in much the same way Indiana Jones found Marion Ravenwood in Raiders of the Lost Ark, only sucking down a juice box instead of shots. It’s an auspicious beginning for their parody archaeological adventure, Dora the Explorer and…

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Jason Voorhees enjoys some goofy time off in Saturday the 14th

What do slasher movie villains do during their time off? A hockey-masked fellow enjoys a few mundane moments in Kristjan Lyngmo’s silly animated short Saturday the 14th. Be sure to keep your eyes on the background, especially those fridge magnets. [via The Animation Blog]

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Anti-rape PSA from the Harry Potter Universe warns against the use of love potions

One of the key uncomfortable events of the Harry Potter series comes about thanks to a love potion, and Potter fan Raph addresses the very serious moral and criminal aspects of love potion use with this PSA from the Ministry of Magic. Hopefully, this is covered early on in Hogwarts’ health classes. [Ashtray Boy via…

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Concept Art Writing Prompt: The Man and His Moon

Some people have a special relationship with the moon, one that goes beyond the typical enjoyment of moonlit evenings. What kind of tale can you cook up based on this fantastical photograph? This photo is part of Leonid Tishkov and Boris Bendikov My Private Moon series. Head over to their blog for more magical realist…

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Gates McFadden has way too much fun with her Beverly Crusher action figure

What would you do if you had your very own action figure? Lately, Star Trek: The Next Generation actress Gates McFadden has been photographing her Beverly Crusher doll in all sorts of strange situations, creating a bizarre shrunken Dr. Crusher spinoff. McFadden is currently the artistic director of Ensemble Studio Theater in Los Angeles, and…

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Check out the view from the top of the world’s tallest building

National Geographic photographer Joe McNally climbed to the top of Dubai’s Burj Khalifa so the rest of us don’t have to. He posted this image to his Instagram account, adding, “My old battered shoes climbed the worlds tallest building today. What an amazing structure! Tweeting from 820 meters straight up!” [via Design You Trust]

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Bartkira is a cyberpunk tale of Neo-Springfield

Bart and Milhouse have grown up as troublemakers in the streets of Neo-Springfield, but the nature of their relationship changes radically when Bart starts manifesting powerful psychic abilities. Artist Ryan Humphrey found a strange and visually compelling mashup with his Bartkira images, and it’s turning into a project to reimagine Ōtomo Katsuhiro’s entire manga classic.…

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Why wear Jayne Cobb’s hat when you can dress as Jayne’s hat?

This clever cosplayer puts all of those Jayne hat-wearing Firefly fans to shame with her full-body Jayne hat costume. Pretty cunning, don’t you think? [GeekExchange via Blastr]

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Saturday Webcomic: A roboticist meets his transgender robot doppelgänger in O Human Star

Sixteen years after he died, famed roboticist Alastair Sterling wakes in a robot body to a world he barely recognizes. Artificial beings walk the Earth, many of them based on his own memories and designs. Confused about his resurrection and this brave new world, Al visits his old research partner Brendan to find more surprises…

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Brad Pitt travels the zombie-infested world in the latest World War Z trailer

The latest trailer for World War Z does go global, but not in the fascinating and heartbreaking manner of Max Brooks’ original novel. Instead of seeing the political and social consequences of the zombie pandemic, we get Brad Pitt racing around the world, trying to learn the origin of the outbreak while dodging the faceless…

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The Doctor gets advice on the playground in the prequel to “The Bells of Saint John”

The Doctor reunites with Clara Oswin Oswald in next week’s Doctor Who episode “The Bells of Saint John,” but in this short episode prequel, he’s still looking for her. And he gets a bit of advice on how to find lost things from a wise young girl on the swing set. [via Bleeding Cool]

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Learn what’s ahead for the Doctor and Clara with the BBC America trailer and four new episode posters

We’ve seen the trailers, and now the BBC has released posters and episode descriptions teasing the next four episodes of Doctor Who. Steer clear if you want to remain avoid minor spoilers in advance of the March 30th premiere, or take a peek at what’s in store for the Doctor and Clara Oswald, the Impossible…

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Portraits of people with origami faces are beautiful and mind-boggling

Alma Haser’s Cosmic Surgery series is a bizarre take on portraiture. She photographs people, then makes origami structures out of pictures of their faces, then places the origami on top of the original portrait, creating a strange and fascinating blend of two- and three-dimensional images. Haser explains that she means to create images that are…

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Stay tuned for tonight’s Vikings live blog

Whether you’ve been looking to get into the History Channel’s series Vikings or you’re already a devoted fan, stop by io9 tonight at 10pm 11pm PT, when actor George Blagden will be live-blogging tonight’s episode! And if you aren’t watching Vikings, what are you waiting for? Hey folks: Blagden will be live blogging at this…

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Stephen Fry will play Alfred to Rupert Grint’s Bruce Wayne

Super Clyde, the CBS comedy pilot in which Rupert Grint gets rich and decides to become a superhero, is getting an actor worthy of its Batman-spoofing concept. Stephen Fry will be playing the butler who helps Grint’s Clyde with his crimefighting quest. Deadline reports that Fry will be playing Randolph, the butler and sidekick to…

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Download the first episode of the BBC’s Neverwhere radio drama

13 brilliant pieces of Clara Oswin Oswald fan art to get you ready for new Doctor Who

Noooooooo! Lucasfilm is canceling Clone Wars without revealing Ahsoka’s fate

Marvel should attach this short animation to all of their movies

Creepy wedding cake is adorned with realistic chocolate animal skulls

Dora the Explorer channels Indiana Jones in her live-action parody adventure

Jason Voorhees enjoys some goofy time off in Saturday the 14th

Anti-rape PSA from the Harry Potter Universe warns against the use of love potions

Concept Art Writing Prompt: The Man and His Moon

Gates McFadden has way too much fun with her Beverly Crusher action figure

Check out the view from the top of the world’s tallest building

Bartkira is a cyberpunk tale of Neo-Springfield

Why wear Jayne Cobb’s hat when you can dress as Jayne’s hat?

Saturday Webcomic: A roboticist meets his transgender robot doppelgänger in O Human Star

Brad Pitt travels the zombie-infested world in the latest World War Z trailer

The Doctor gets advice on the playground in the prequel to “The Bells of Saint John”

Learn what’s ahead for the Doctor and Clara with the BBC America trailer and four new episode posters

Portraits of people with origami faces are beautiful and mind-boggling

Stay tuned for tonight’s Vikings live blog

Stephen Fry will play Alfred to Rupert Grint’s Bruce Wayne

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